Could simulated emergency procedures practised in a static environment improve the clinical performance of a Critical Care Air Support Team (CCAST)?. A literature review

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-42

  Lamb, Di ^a  

^a RAF Lyneham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeromedical evacuation; Critical care; Improved clinical performance; RAF; Simulation training

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; STANDARD; TEACHING; THINKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIR AMBULANCES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SIMULATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; THINKING; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 33846012221     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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